How to reuse an old ladder. Having an old staircase at your disposal, preferably made of wood, can represent a real fortune, considering how many ideas for reusing it can be. Just be inspired by one of the creative recycling projects that we propose below to be able to have at your disposal a new bookcase, a bedside table, a coffee table or a desk simply thanks to the recovery and restoration of an old staircase no longer used, found in the attic or recovered for a few euros at a flea market. So here are ten ideas to inspire you to creatively reuse your old staircase.
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Have one at your disposal old scale, preferably made of wood, it can represent a real fortune, considering how numerous they can be ideas to reuse it.
Just get inspired by one of the projects of creative recycling that we propose below in order to have at your disposal a new bookcase, a bedside table, a coffee table or a desk, simply thanks to the recovery and restoration of an old staircase no longer used, found in the attic or recovered for a few euros at a Street market.
So here are ten ideas to inspire you to creatively reuse your old staircase.
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library
Photo source: andreoliarchitetto
Having a ladder available it is possible to try to make a small one library. The stairs must be arranged in a triangle and fixed at the upper end. It is advisable to lean both against a wall to obtain greater stability. Gods can be placed between the rungs shelves that will form the shelves of your new bookcase.
Towel holder
A simple wooden staircase can turn into a comfortable one towel holder to place in your own bathroom simply by leaning it against a wall. A folded towel can be found on each step of the ladder. The staircase can eventually be repainted according to the colors present in your bathroom.
flowerpot
Here's how a now unused wooden ladder can turn into one flowerpot simply by placing vases of flowers on the rungs on both sides. In the image we propose, however, there is a double recycling project, for which some old boots were themselves the object of creativity and transformed into flower pots to be placed in the garden.
Canopy
Someone has also thought about reusing an old ladder in the creation of a canopy bed. The ladder forms the upper part, necessary to support the curtains that fall on the sides of the headboard, above which, on the wall, a cornice inside which a composition made with salvaged printed pages has been fixed.
Birdhouses
Here are some little houses for birds garden shelters, that someone he thought of accomplishing both for decorative purposes and to provide shelter for the birds. The old ladders in this case were painted with the same color used for the shelters, in order to give the garden a touch of liveliness. Another idea is to combine their realization with that of feeders built with recycled materials.
Desk
Starting from an old staircase it is possible to make a desk. The desk can be to one or more workstations, depending on the length of the ladder itself. In this case the ladder was positioned above two trestles, which were used to support the desk top. The staircase was lined with wooden planks which were attached to the extended staircase. TO this address you can follow the process of making the desk in pictures.
bedside table
A small ladder, or a portion of a larger ladder, can be used to make a bedside table to be placed next to your bed. In this way you will be able to have a new cabinet at no cost, thanks to the recovery of an object that is no longer used. The steps of the staircase will turn into the shelves of the bedside table, on which to place books, magazines, jewelry boxes and other objects.
Vertical vegetable garden
Here's how an old ladder and old shelves have been practically reused for the realization of a vertical vegetable garden. It is a perfect solution for those who want to give life to a vegetable garden on the balcony, taking advantage of the vertical surface made available by the walls of the house. On the shelves of the staircase, supports can be added to prevent the vases from falling and the steps themselves can be strengthened using wooden boards or boxes.
Shelf for the bedroom
An original idea for the reuse of an old staircase is the creation of one shelf for your children's bedroom. The ladder will be a perfect support for the shelves of the shelf. You can decide to paint both the staircase and the shelves with bright colors and place baskets or buckets on them in which all the toys will be stored in an orderly manner.
Table
Here's how from an old small scale a mom has decided to create a new coffee table to be placed in countryside house.. The small staircase was repainted yellow, as was the circular shelf of a coffee table no longer used, of which the staircase became a new base. It is a practical solution to fill the space between two sofas or between a sofa and an armchair, in order to have a shelf available on which to place books, magazines, cups or trays.
Marta Albè
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